Responses of methanotrophic activity in soils and cultures to water stress

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3203-3209

  Schnell, S ^a,b   King, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; METHANE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DIFFUSION; GAS TRANSPORT; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; SOIL MICROFLORA; STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOMONAS METHANICA; METHYLOMONAS RUBRA; METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM; TRICHOSPORIUM;

EID: 0029810963     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.9.3203-3209.1996     Document Type: Article

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